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Albums to listen to this weekend Posted by carol on Sep 19, 2015
Olá, galera! (Hey, guys!) When thinking about Brazilian music, anyone who is vaguely aware of our culture can’t help but immediately think of a smiling Carmen Miranda wearing a luscious fruit hat, or the bossa nova hit Garota de Ipanema as one of our músicas mais icônicas (most iconic songs). But these don’t even begin…
Gênero (gender) em Português Posted by Ester on Aug 31, 2015
In Portuguese all the nomes e pronomes (nous and pronouns) have a gender. They are always either feminine or masculine. Even though it might be easy to tell which ones are feminine and which ones are masculine – since femininos usually end in “a” and masculinos in “o” – there are some exceptions which are…
8 expressions with hora (hour/time) in Portuguese Posted by Ester on Aug 24, 2015
Tudo bem, gente? Two weeks ago we saw some tips on how to tell the time in Português. This week we are taking one step ahead and learning some expressions and phrases that have the word hora (hour/time). Passou da hora. – translates as “it’s about time”. Exemplo: Melissa tem dezoito anos, passou da hora…
Horas (time) in Portuguese Posted by Ester on Aug 10, 2015
Beleza, galera? What do you do when your phone is out of battery and you do not have a watch or a clock to check the time? It is easy: just ask someone on the streets. A good way of practicing it is to ask people on the streets what time it is even if…
Demonstrative pronouns em Português Posted by Ester on Aug 3, 2015
Oi gente. You may have already learned the pronomes demonstrativos, but it’s worth having another look, especially with the combinations below: Isso, esse, este, essa, esta (all meaning “this” or “these”) are used when you are referring to something which is close to you. Esse, este – this (masculine) Always followed by a masculine…
Compras – Shopping for clothes in Portuguese Posted by Ester on Jul 27, 2015
Oi pessoal. Shopping for clothes or something you want is always fun. Então para alegrar o dia (in order to brighten up your day) how about we take a look at some words and expressions related to shopping for clothes and accessories? Photo by Roderick Eime When you walk into a clothes’ shop the sales…
Advérbios – Adverbs Posted by Nicole on Jul 25, 2015
Adverbs in Portuguese are very similar to adverbs in English. They are adjetivos (adjectives) that describe a verbo (verb). Also, English adverbs generally end in -ly, while Portuguese adverbs usually end in -mente. For example: A Luana canta bem. (Luana sings well.) O João provavelmente está doente. (João is probably sick.) Other times, an adverb can be…